Retail News

Consumer confidence drops marking ‘season of uncertainty’

Market research firm GfK’s latest Consumer Confidence Index has shown that confidence decreased by three points in November 2018 to…

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Hammerson completes £236m Highcross sale

Hammerson has completed the sale of its 50% stake in Highcross shopping centre in Leicester to an Asian investor introduced…

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Black Friday footfall expected to drop as shoppers go online

Retail intelligence experts Springboard have forecast that Black Friday and the following weekend will do “very little to help the…

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Black Friday set to be worth £10.4bn in the UK

Black Friday sales are forecast to grow faster than the UK retail market in Q4 2018, as the promotional period…

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Beyonce cuts ties with Topshop following Philip Green allegations

Beyonce has bought Philip Green out of the athleisure clothing line Ivy Park which was co-founded by Topshop, meaning the…

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Blue Inc ‘close to administration’

Blue Inc is reportedly looking for a buyer to help the men’s fashion chain avoid falling into administration. The chain…

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EU rules could ‘thwart’ Hammond’s business rates promise

Hammond’s plan to help high streets through a near £1bn, two year business rates cut, is set to be thwarted…

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John Lewis, M&S and Next sign anti-slavery agreement

Retailers John Lewis, M&S, New Look, Next, River Island and Shop Direct have signed a joint agreement to combat labour…

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Footfall drops for 11th consecutive month

Footfall in October fell by 2% on the previous year, an identical fall to that recorded in October 2017 and…

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Half of British small retailers ‘love’ their job

Half of small UK retailers said that they “love” their job according to new research, the highest out of nine…

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